Li Boyang said calmly, "Since we've already discovered the military camp, let's sneak in and destroy those cannons."
Jueyuan frowned and said doubtfully, "But there might be experts from the Great Yuan guarding the valley. Destroying their cannons won't be that easy."
"I have my own way, it just depends on whether you are willing to join me."
"Since Benefactor Li is already so confident, why should Jueyuan risk his life to accompany you? What should we do now?"
"No rush, let's get some night clothes first, and talk about it when it gets dark."
"Very well, so be it, benefactor."
Seeing that Jueyuan agreed, Li Boyang breathed a sigh of relief. In his haste, he couldn't think of a more suitable reason to leave the Quanzhen Sect. Fortunately, Jueyuan agreed to his idea, which was enough to temporarily get through the situation.
In his view, he would rather cause a ruckus in the valley than show his face at the Quanzhen Sect. If he really went to the Quanzhen Sect, he really had no idea whether Qiu Chuji would recognize him, as the other party had left too deep an impression on him.
At this juncture, the only option left is to stall. We should delay as long as we can, but this tactic isn't easy to execute. If Jueyuan senses anything amiss, we'll be exposed.
The two lightly touched the branches with their feet and silently moved from the top of one tree to the top of another, soon leaving the valley.
As night fell, it was already three or four in the morning.
In the woods outside the valley, a branch of a large tree swayed slightly, and two dark figures stood on the treetop.
"Benefactor Li, what should we do now?"
Jueyuan, dressed in night clothes, unconsciously tugged at the black veil covering her face, feeling something was off. This was the first time this young girl had ever been on a wedding procession.
"We need to sneak into the military camp first and find the location where the gunpowder is stored."
Li Boyang's thinking was simple: without gunpowder, artillery was no different from burning firewood. Destroying the gunpowder in the military camp would naturally render the artillery no threat to the Prayer Festival.
Even if the other side transfers gunpowder from Chang'an, the prayer ceremony will start tomorrow. Chang'an is about two days' journey from Zhongnan Mountain. By the time the gunpowder arrives, the prayer ceremony will probably be over.
"As you wish, benefactor."
The treetops swayed again, and the shadow vanished in the next second.
In the dead of night, under the cover of darkness and with the help of their night clothes, it was not difficult for the two Qi Refining Realm experts to evade the soldiers guarding the gate of the military camp. Without the enemy noticing, the two had already blended into the valley.
There are dozens of large military tents in the valley, built along both sides of the mountain, with a main road in the middle. The distance between each tent on both sides is exactly the same, which is obviously a careful arrangement.
Most of these military tents were for living quarters, with only a few used for storing supplies. Finding a place to store gunpowder and artillery among so many tents was not an easy task.
A faint light flickered in the valley, moving back and forth, clearly the signal of soldiers on night patrol.
"This is a place where people live."
"Not here either."
Avoiding the patrolling soldiers, the two pressed their ears against one military tent after another, quickly eliminating one location after another.
"This should be it."
This was the last military tent on the left side of the valley. Li Boyang put his ear close to the tent and listened. He found that there was only one breathing sound inside.
There was no light inside the military tent. Dozens of large wooden crates were placed inside, and a soldier leaned against one of the crates, looking drowsy.
"Varied……"
Before the soldiers guarding inside could even utter a sound, Li Boyang struck them on the neck with a chop to the neck, knocking them unconscious on the ground.
After dealing with the guards, Li Boyang opened the wooden boxes and found that they were indeed filled with gunpowder.
“Master Jueyuan, it seems that none of us have brought any tinder.”
After discovering the gunpowder, Li Boyang found himself in a very embarrassing situation: there was no fire to ignite it.
Since this military tent was a place to store gunpowder, there would naturally be no other flammable items present.
“Don’t forget what this old monk cultivates, Benefactor Li.”
Li Boyang then remembered that Jueyuan practiced the Burning Wood Knife Technique, so not having a tinderbox wasn't a big problem.
The two men first poured several boxes of gunpowder onto the ground and quickly retreated five meters away from the military tent.
“Benefactor, we will leave immediately after I strike with my sword.”
"good."
Jueyuan stared intently at the military tent. Li Boyang suddenly felt the surrounding air become scorching hot as Jueyuan used his palm as a blade to strike out from the air.
An invisible blade of energy shot out, and upon approaching the military tent, it suddenly ignited, forming a flaming blade that pierced through and set the tent ablaze.
"Who is it?"
The patrolling soldiers spotted it the instant the fire lit up, but it was too late.
"withdraw."
The deafening explosions echoed through the valley, and the towering flames illuminated the entire valley in a fiery red.
"Someone has raided our camp."
The next moment, the entire valley was in chaos...
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